Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
4,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
35th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 414,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 86.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 131,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 803.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 131,023 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 109,819 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 107,780 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 210,039 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,181 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 206,857 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 324,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,979 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 320,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 418,873 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,828 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
414,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,137 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.